Funerary Urn
CultureChinese
DateSouthern Song (1127-1279) or early Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
MediumPorcelain (Qingbai ware) with iron-painted details beneath a transparent glaze
DimensionsOverall: 30 1/2 x 7 inches (77.47 x 17.78 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: the Jeanne A. Harris Fund
Object number2000.10.2 A,B
On View
On viewGallery Location
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DescriptionThe jar has a cylindrical body with grooves divided by ridges. The lid bears a bird with long beak, and twelve figures with long staffs stand on a rope circuiting on the wait of the body, and a rounded disc projecting from the scrolling clouds. This jar is distinguished from the other of the pair by a feline creature with floral patterns on its body; a lower headed figure recumbent wtih belly; a figure holding a sword; and a dog.Exhibition HistoryRealms of Faith, Kaikodo, 2000.
Kaikodo America, Inc.;
Purchased from Kaikodo America, Inc. by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2000.
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